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Will we ever find life on other planets?

created by frtx400ex | in Science and Technology | started 8/15/2008 11:20:55 AM | ends 12/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

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Astronomers capture images of new planets
In a recent breakthrough, astronomers have captured the first ever images of planets outside our own solar system. With the most up-to-date equipment in space technology, scientists were able to use specialized imaging techniques to photograph four different planets.
First Pictures of Extrasolar Planets Taken
Beautiful new images reveal our first visual glimpse that other solar systems share planets just like ours does...
New Planet Discovered Orbiting Dangerously Close To Giant Star
Astronomers have discovered a new planet that is closely orbiting a red-giant star, HD 102272, which is much older than our own Sun. The planet has a mass that is nearly six times that of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. The research sheds light on the ways in which aging stars can influence nearby planets.